Rūḷhi (f.) [fr. rūḷha, pp. of rohati, cp. Sk. rūḍhi] lit. ascent, growth see vi˚. -- fig. what has grown by custom, tradition, popular meaning of a word (˚sadda). The fig. meaning is the one usually found in Pāli, esp. in Abhidhamma and Commentary literature; e. g. rūḷhiyaŋ by tradition, usually, commonly, VbhA 1 (as category with the 3 other: rāsi, guṇa, paṇṇatti); rūḷhito id. VbhA 2; rūḷhiyā id. SnA 430; PvA 163; also rūḷhi -- vasena VvA 42; or with sadda: rūḷhi -- sadda usual meaning Vism 333; DhsA 205; ˚saddena in popular language, in ordinary speech, customarily, commonly speaking Tikp 253; Vism 310; DA i.239, 294: SnA 135, 400.